We rode a regularly
scheduled New Jersey Transit train to Convent Station. We walked a
short distance to Rod’s Restaurant for lunch. Our chartered
school bus transported us to the Whippany Railroad to
view their model railroad and ride their train. Afterwards, we rode
to the Morristown NJT station for our ride back to Penn Station.

2014

JUNE

Big Circle
Trip

We rode a regularly
scheduled Long Island Rail Road main line train from Penn Station to
Ronkonkoma, changing to the Greenport train. Upon arrival at
Greenport, our luncheon was at Claudio’s, a short walk from the
train station. After lunch, we took a short walk to the Railroad
Museum of Long Island. Our chartered school bus took us to the Cross
Sound Ferry pier at Orient Point. Our 80 minute cruise on the John H
sailed across Long Island Sound to New London, CT. The Amtrak station
was a short walk where we boarded a Northeast Regional train to Penn
Station, crossing over scenic drawbridges and the famous Hell Gate
Bridge.

2013

July

“Light”
Rail

We rode the LIRR’s
longest branch to its bumper post, MP 115.8. We left from Penn
Station and transferred at Jamaica for the Montauk train. Instead of
taking the Montauk Branch the entire distance, the train travelled
the Main Line to Bethpage where the train switched to the Central
Branch to Babylon. We banged onto the Montauk Branch just west of the
station and continued east to the branch’s namesake. Our
chartered school bus transported us to the State’s oldest
lighthouse followed by lunch at Gosman’s dock.

May

Rail
and Road along the Hudson

While most trips involve
photography from trains or on trains, this was a combination. We rode
a regularly scheduled Metro-North Hudson line train from Grand
Central Terminal to Poughkeepsie, followed by lunch at a waterfront
restaurant. After lunch, our chartered 29 seat minibus drove along
Route 9 and visited some
of the Hudson Line train stations to photograph the scenic beauty.
Metro-North and Amtrak supplied some trains to photograph.